Winter 2024 9 which I belonged — fin nced n upgr de. The new costume w s sewn by Ann H ll o the Home Ec Club, who w s the sole member to volunteer.Ann nd I m rried in 1966 nd re still together 57 ye rs l ter. A picture o me in the costume in 1966, during my senior ye r, is tt ched. ALAN WERNER, ’ 66 The Bomb Lives On Just the mention o Togo’s rest ur nt brought b ck some very ond memories — including, o course, memories o gre t s ndwiches th t my mily nd riends consumed there during my our ye rs t OS . And then on top o it, you o er the recipe so I c n m ke my own #20! (I c n only hope th t I get close to the origin l.) Th nks. P.S. I m en oying the new look o the m g zine, too. BRAD HUGGINS, ’ 77 My now husb nd took me to Togo’s on one o our first d tes nd sked i I w nted to sh re Bomb. I didn’t know wh t it w s, but wh tever he suggested w s going to be wonder- ul to me. Im gine my stress trying to m int in cool, poised c de while de ling with the drippy, messy Bomb! Th t s ndwich is one o the e rliest memories o our lives together.Th nk you or sh ring the recipe! CARRIE ARASU, ’ 94 Beyond Westward Expansion In “Wol T les,” [student Lucind Boyle]wrote,“Millions o bison once gr ced the pr iries o North Americ . However, to m ke w y or westw rd exp nsion, the .S. government encour ged their m ss sl ughter until only h nd ul rem ined.” Bu lo were killed or re sons deeper th n westw rd exp nsion. Aside rom hunters, nd “sportsmen” nd r ilro d bu lo shooters (like “Bu lo Bill” Cody), there w s the im o controlling N tive Americ ns by elimin ting ood nd resources.Th t w s the ugly underside o “m king w y or westw rd exp nsion” — n underside c rried out in p rt by the .S. Army nd government.Through the killing o bu lo, Indigenous people could be orced to move or be put on reserv tions. As one Army colonel o th t er put it, “Kill every bu - lo you c n! Every bu lo de d is n Indi n gone.” DAVID L. MINGER, PH.D. ’18 Editor’s note: In addition to David’s poignant letter, we received notes from a couple of readers saying that the wolves photographed with this article looked suspiciously like coyotes. Rest assured, alumnus and former N tion l Geogr phic editor Chris Johns, who led the Yellowstone trip, vouches for their enormous, completely-not-coyote-like size. In his words: “They are definitely wolves. No doubt about it.” Sharing Science Molly Rosb ch’s rticle [“Where Science Meets Art”] discussed something] desper tely needed in wildli e nd isheries m n gement. I retired recently ter dec des o being the person between the scientists nd the “re l” people, org - nizing nd le ding public meetings with Al sk ’s Indigenous vill ges nd st te/ eder l scientists. The scientists would m ke present - tions with l ngu ge not common to their udiences. I would encour ge N tive elders to sh re their own knowledge, with little success. In gener l, the Indigenous cultures I w s involved with were visu lly oriented. M ybe the communic tion str tegy Rosb ch describes would be the nswer. M ybe — dre ming now — biologists would be required to t ke rtwork nd people w reness cl sses when e rning science degree. Th nks g in or gre t rticle nd n interesting m g zine. VINCE MATTHEWS Pac-12 Reaction Disgusting. Th t is n underst tement or the sel -serving desertion o the P c-12 by the m ority o ( ormer) member schools in the r ce or medi de ls. The ssertion th t Oregon St te thletics h s no ppe l is equ lly pp lling. The deb cle is, however, microcosm o l rger economic problems. The only “winners” in con erence re lignment re the m ority sh reCOURTESY OF ALAN WERNER THAT SANDWICH IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MEMORIES OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE RECIPE! ← When Alan Werner (pictured here) sought help from the Home Ec Club to upgrade Benny’s costume, little did he know he’d end up falling in love. Share Your OSU Love Story From the love-of-your-life to your best-friend-for-life, Oregon State is a place where many deep relationships are forged. We’re looking for great tales of love both romantic and platonic for an article that will run in the spring issue. Share yours with us at stater@osualum.com.
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